Singapore and Indonesia Discuss Transnational Security and Counter-Terrorism Cooperation

Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen met Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs General (GEN) (Rtd) Wiranto earlier this morning.

During their meeting, the Ministers reaffirmed the close and long-standing bilateral defence relations between Indonesia and Singapore, and discussed ways to enhance bilateral defence cooperation. They also discussed transnational security issues, such as terrorism and cyber security. Both Ministers agreed to deepen relations between the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and the Indonesian National Defence Forces (TNI), and to cooperate further to deal with the threat of terrorism. GEN (Rtd) Wiranto also invited Dr Ng to visit Jakarta.

Both defence establishments interact regularly through exercises, visits, professional exchanges, and cross-attendance of courses. These interactions enhance mutual understanding and camaraderie between the two militaries. Singapore and Indonesia also interact at multilateral forums such as the Shangri-La Dialogue, the ASEAN Defence Minister's Meeting (ADMM) and the ADMM-Plus.